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NAVAL NEWS. I PORTRCHITH. AuG. I.7.—Arrived this day the• Veteran, of 74 run:, from the West Indies : had. un d r her proteetion aboUt go Sail of MerChantroen from the Witi'd-OSI 'lslands, bUt which 'pas s ed on for the river. The Veteran has brought home an immense quantity of specie. Also arrived the Rat tler Sloop of . War from Newfoundland, and the Sharpshooter Gun-brig from Guernsey. . Sailed this day the Peruvian Sloop of War for Plymouth ; dbunda.nce Store-ship for the, Downs ; and Violet Lugger on a cruize. The Centurion Frigate takes Convoy to Halifax ; Pluto Sloop of War to Spain and Portugal ; Core Sloop of War to Guernsey and Jersey ; and `lnt Schooner to the Downs. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 16.---Arrived this morning the Petterell, of 18 guns, Capt. LAMBORN, from the West Indies ; came home in company with the Veteran, of 64 guns, Vice-Admiral DACRES, having under convoy the Leeward Island Fleet, which are gone up Channel. The Petterell parted company off Scilly with that part of the Fleet bound to Briv tol, Liverpool, Sec.' Sailed the Pompee, of RO guns, for Portsmouth and the Leviathan ; of 74 guns, to the Wc.tward. kARMOUTtir, two. 17.—Passed by at the back of the Sands Admiral RUSSELL'S Squadron from the Down, to resume its station off the Teul. Sailed on a Cruize . the Sparrowhawk, Exertion, liavack', and Sealark. SHEERNESS, AUG. 17.—. The Valorous Praam, :Cony) Sinop of War, and Diligence Bomb, which came down from the RiVer on Monday, and were fitted for the defence of Gibraltar, have sailed for Chatham to be paid 'off. Arrived from Shields ale. Eliza Tender, with irn 'nest men and volunteers for the Fleet. The Bra . vedagoren has taken the convoy siva? for Oottenburgh from the Winchlsca, =1 will sail the 24th inst. Arrived a large Fleet and passed 'the Nore for the Rivet; also passed by the East India Fleet. DEAL, AUG. 16.—Sailed his Majesty's Shp • 11() nntouth, ha'reisstcs, and Tortoise, with the Asia; Fort tPlliani, and lalthamstow Elat Ineliarnen; and a Fleet of other out ward:bound Vesi t.I s, 'Coasters ' a nd Colliers, ender convoy, to the \Vestward. PA Lgolitit, Ado. }4'.,-4ailed the Black Joke Lugger with Mails for Corunna. Arriv e d leis 'Majesty's Ship Alert, with 3 convey .of Tra ispOrtS from Portsmouth for Cork. Also the Brig M4rgaret, Capt. SPENDLOVE, for Quebec; she Carted from the Fleet yesterday, having sprung leak) and has four feet water in her hold. HULL, AUG. t6.-=The Piercer Gun-brig arrived in the Humber on Thursday morning, with two Britiih and ten Swedish Vessels under 'convoy, froth Stockholm. Several Ships, chiefly Swedes, for this Country, under convoy of a Swedish Sloop of War, put into Gottenburgh the time the piercer passed, where they expeci to be joined by many others. Four of the Swedish convoy were .taken by some Danish Gun-boats, on their passage through the Belt. — Another Gunz-brig; with a Fleet for the Southward) parted with the Piercer off the Hutnber. The Propitious, CLOUGH, of and from this Port for PiCtou, on her passage to Fort William, in Scot land, on the Ist inst. fell in with a Danish Priva teer; with which she kept up a running fighi 'for half an hour, and succeeded in beating the Priva teer off, without having received any damage.= - The Propitious afterwards. put into Sinclair Bay; went through the Firth'on the night of the sd, and ar rived in Thurso Bay on the 3d inst. • The Louisa klairietta, Capt. J 0111.7 Howttan, ar rived at Rio Janeiro, 18th Juhe, all well And heal! hly. Beef at that time was 1)cl. per pound ; fruit and we- getables lu abundance. Lord SrR ANGFOItD had not then arrived, but was daily'expe6ted. Sir SIDNEY SMITH WaS there. We have been favoured with some interesting particulars of a very gallant aEtion, which has taken place within these few days, between his Majesty's Gun-Brig, Strenuous, commanded by Lieut. JOws NuozNT, and a large French Man of War Brig, sent outfrom Cherbourgh for the express purpos'e of taking her. The Frenchmen soon found themselves woefully mistaken, and after an ation of three quar ters o f an hour, saved themselves from inevitable Capture by means, of their sweeps, in getting under Quercjueville Fort, which mounts 50 guns. Lieut. NuGENT, however, got hold of the Frenchman's 301 1 y-boat, with one man on board, from whom he • learnt that the enemy, had two men killed/and six teen wounded. There was a French Frigate and another Brig in Cherbourgh Roads, and the Captain of the former, with fifty of his picked men, came out to the assistance of the Brig, which was then making away with all possible speed from the Stre nuous. There was no other English Vessel in sight at the time of the a6tion, and we are happy to add, that the Strenuous did not receive any material cla n age. FllO3l TIM 'Differ' P.IPE4S. FLOMEtiCE, JULY 16.—fn pursuance of an TM- Perial decree, dated May 29, and'pAlished tlijs day by The Council, 1200 men are to be raised by a levy in the, departments of Tuscany. -This conscription is to be drawn .froth the young men born in the course of the year 1788. • MILAN, JULY 24.—1 n the Gazette of Zara it Is mentioned, that on the 4th 'inst. the Italian courier carrying dispatches and letters from hence •to Venice, was detained at Stara, on the Austrian ter ritory. The Gazette at the -same time takes that Opportunity of remarking, that couriers' and.travel-, lersion that territory have been constantly detained, and treated with great cruelty. Hitherto all recla mations have been . fruitless ; and it-is-added, that that part of Croatia swarms with murderers and evil-doers of every kind, fugitive conscripts and de serters, who there find full security. VIENNA, JULY e3.--The levying •of the Bat— talions of Reserve has furnished a new proof of What may be done by activity on the one hand, and by the attachment of the people to their Sovereign on the other. The raising of the first battalions was scarcely begun when they were already,cOmpleted. In Lower Austria all the battalions have already finished their exercise, and the soldiers returned on the 17th inst. to- their usual oCatipations. As soon as the other battalions shall have finished their four weeks discipline, the levying and exercising of the second battalions will be proceeded to. The Archduke JOHN published a Prdclatnation at Trieste on the 29a1 June, in which, atilcing other things, he says, "'filet though in the city and terri tory of Trieste the inhabitant's are not bound by the laws to raise a military force, yet the duty of good subjects demands the proteetion of their persons, of their homes, and . their possessions; that if the coin:- mon Eeturity of the Hereditary States requires it, they °tight to.contribute their share to the defence of the Country, more particularly when invited 'thereto by the calls of a . paternal Pritice, to whose care they are indebted for their present welfare." At the mite. time a Commission has been appointed, to which those -who are inclined to listen to this exhortation - May announce thetliselvo. BANKS OF THE MAYNE, JULY 23.-=4I is remark able that the prices of sugar, coffee, and other co lonial produce, Are from 15 to 20 pet cent. cheaper in Frankfort than in Amsterdam. • -.- FRANKFORT, JULY 28.—A1l the regiments Of Ba varian cavalry are to be completed to 1000 men each. There has been a report for sonic, time in circulation, that in the month of Septeniber there will be, in one of the cities of Saxony, an interview between three great Sovereigns of Europe. DORSTEN, JULY 28. -= Yesterday a detachment of 100 sailors for the French Iniperhi . service came here, and this day proceeded on their march to wards France. ST. PETERSBURGH, JULY g.—On the 6th inst. M. DE CAIILINCOVRT, Duke_ of Vicenza, Ambassador *of the Einperor of France, gave a grand dinner to the whole Corps Diplotnalique, 'at Which also was present Count ROMANZOFF, Minister for Foreign Affairs. •NAiLES,JULY 20.—. This night a deputation from the kingdom of Naples set 'out for Bayonne, to carry to the feet of his Imperial Majesty the ho tnage.of the.liveliest acknowledgments of the people, and to congratulate his Catholic Majesty on his -ac cession to the throne of Spain-. For some past a great number of Foreigners of rank have afrived in this capital, and among others, Baron STROGO Domestic Counsellor to his 'Russian Majesty. His Excellency is accompanied by a nutnerotri retinue. SIR 4RTHUR TVELLESLErs EXPEDITION. A LETTER FROM AN orFicEtt IN SIR A. WELLEsLEY s EXPEDITION, OFF OPORTO, MONDAY, 25TH JULY. " We sailed from the Cove nn the 12th instant, Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY left the fleet two or three days after we sailed, and went to Corunna. He , Was received by the Spaniards with the highest respea. The Spaniards and French have fought three battles, two of them were decidedly in fa vour of the former the third was rather in fa vour of the latter - . The Spaniards have kept pos session of all the guns they Wok, except two. Ge neral WELLusi..ty was treated with - a grand illumi nation . Att EngliSh Frigate put into Corunna a few nt hours after hi, with a million of dollars on board, for tl a be of the Spaniards. "We appeared off Corunna on the 22d. Sir A. Wtr.cEstAY joined, on the 23d. We arrived off -Oporto this morning (the 25th). None of the Ships have anchored. Sir ARTHUR is gone into the town. 'The batteries are jut now tiring a sa lute. I suppose it is for him. The French have no army in or near Oporto; but they have eleven thousand men at Lisbon ; for • which place I fancy we shall proceed immediately on Sir ARTHUR'S re turn on board. We expect to be joined by General SPENCER and his army, which is about four thou sand ; with this force I expect we shall give. the French a drubbing. Three o'clock P. M. the signal is just made for sailing. MONDEGO BAY, JULY 26.--" We anchored here this morning. Sir A. WELLESLEY is gone to the, Tagus, in scorch of Sir C. COTTON and General SPENCER : I dare say the troops will not land until he returns. There is a town here called, Figuera de los • Ventros ; it is 87 miles north of Lisbon ; there were 1000 French quartered there a few days since, but they have retired to Lisbon. JUL' 3 t .—" Sir A. WELLEsLry returned here yesterday ; he has been off Lisbon ; I have not heard the result of his voyage. We received orders at ten o'clock last night to hold ourselves in readi ness to disembark at half past six this morning. It is now ten, and the signal is not yet made. Gene ral JUNOT has issued a Proclamation to the inha bitants, holding out great inducements to them if they will join him against the English, but denounc ing every species of vengeance against then : ), should they give us the least assistance. It is now said that -JUNOT has 'fifteen thousand men - in Portugal ; ten thousand of them are French, the remainder are composed of every nation ; but when General SPENCER pins we shall not care how soon we close with them. Farewell, pray for us; though when you receive this all will be over, I trust, happily for England, and gloriously for me and my 'companions in arms. " , D UKE, OF YORK. The celebration of the Duke . of YonK's Birih 'day, at Outlands, on Tnesday laSt, was of the most magnificent description. The taste and Spirit, the splendour and liberality, with .which the DLiches of YOU K celebrates the natal day of her illustrious con sort, dOes great honour to:her charaaer and The general expeEtation was so much excited among the neighbourincr residents, that many came from distant parts to b 3 ehold this variegated scene of prince ly hospitality and festivity. :About half-past twelve o'clock,, a. M. arrived the - KING, the'QbEEN, and the Princesses AUGUSTA, EIAZABETH, SOPHIA, ntaY, and 11..mcLiA.; the Royal Party came in three carriages with four horses to each. - At the. foot of the steps_ leading to the grand entrance-hall stood the. Duke and Duchess of YORK. and the Prince of WALEs. - The Duke handed out the KING; the Prince did the sante office for the QUEEN. The Princesses were placed under the escort of the Duke of CAMBRIDGE. The Royal visitors were attended by a party of the Dragoons,. accompanied by Generals Ferztioy and, WYNYARD.. The illustrious guests, after the _usual salutations, walked immediately into the Park, on the lawn of which were erected two handsome marquees. To the first of these the Duchess led, almost - imperceptibly, their MAJESTIES; in which. the strangers beheld a. very interesting sight : the orphan children (the,prategies of her-Highness) seat ed, to the number of about bo, at dinner, whilst, a band of music played, for their atlluSeMill, solely, in the.tent opposite. Charmed with the sight, the .14 isrn, in particular, passed many, eulogiums on the benevolence of heart and patriotic disposition the . amiable hostess. The ROYAL FAMILY afterwards walked together in the Park for the space of an hour and a halt ; they then returned into the houSe, w here in a noble collation was set out in the saloon, and Opposite the, pleas e,-grounds; they being inter spersed• with wood and Water, formed alandscape Singularly picturesque and' beautiful: The banquet,. which waS s most sumptuous, was served up in an un commonly superb service of silver water-gilt plate. The Duke of Ypax did the honours of ttte table. The Prince of WALES Sat on the right of the; Kp G. a.:ring the repast, the Duke of Yoax's own Mik, bury Band played " God save the King:* and the lately introduced martial airs. 'The KING, it was observed,. never looked in bearer health. :as Ma jesty entered into the spirit of the conversatione anti seemed greatly to enjoy Some pleasant and, ra tional anecdotes related by the Prince of WALES.— The party sat at table until . near six o'clock, •when the carriages were ordered, , and then the KING, QUEEN, and the PRINCEssES retired. Ere the de parture of these illustrious Personages, arrived -the Dukes of CLARENCE and CUMBERLAND; the Royal Brothers came in time to conduit some of their sis ters 14 their respective vehitles,. The KING: wore the Windsor uniforin ; the QUEEN was attired in a dress of white Muslin, 'Willi a lace cap interlined with blue silk. The PRINCESSES were uniforMly dressed in white, with large •white chip hats-,: cept the Princes ELIZABETH, who wore a plain head-dress:a-la-Gres. Eight • o'cloCk arriving,'- the regular dinner was served up. Covers were bid for about eighty. The DUKE of YORK sat at the head of the table; as he . - ford:: the. Duke of,' CAMIIRIDGR was on his right hand ; tilt: PRINCE took the centre. In the 'circle were the Duke's of CLARENCE and ComEetti.ANo ; Earl of YARMOUTH ; Lards ERSKINE and TEMPLE TON ; Sir C. SMITH, 'Mr. GREENWOOD, the Hon. A. UPTON. Colonels GoanoN and BLOOMVIELD, and many other Military Gentlethen. The l'aiNcE was in higuspirits. - After dinner the company walked to the Park, to see the country people dance. Aboui 300' persons were' assembledioget her Oil the temporary platform on the green. The lofty trees, whose um brageous branches formed a natural arch; were Most brilliantly illuminated by variegated lamps, fancifully disposed in festoons from tree to tree. The letters D. y." a crown, and star, appeared on every side. The 'trunks of the trees formed columns, on which the lamps appeared 'like radiant arclieS intersetting one another. About two thousand . of the country people were assembled - together, - who were enter tained.with rounds of beef, ale, porter, and negus in abundance. The Duchess of YORK, who was dressed 'simply in white, hung upon the arm of the Prince during the whole of the evening. It was not until a late hour that the drstinguisheePersonates'separated. The.villagers staid until near two in the morning. The most perfect orderprevailed. A party of the ith Light Dragoons Were on duty, The Prince . wore the Windsor uniforni. MECHANICAL BLINDNESS.—It has been often contended, that . the dumb are less happy than the blind. However this may be, certain it is, that privation of sight does out cramp the mental powers. HOMER, MILTON, and OSSIAN, all of whom were blind when they composed their inimitable •Vo . eins, are instances of wonderful mental excellence .; and the following instance of ingenuity in a blind tailor is no less wonderful than true :—The late family tailor of Mr. MACDONALD, of Clanronald, in South T.Jist,•lnverness-shire, lost his sight fifteen years'bf...- fore his death ; yet he still continued to work for the family as before, not indeed with the same expedi tion, but with equal correctness. It is well known how difficult it is to make a Tarn dress, because every stripe and colour (of which there are many) must fit each other with mathematical exaatness: hence it is that very few tailors who enjoy their sight, are capable of executing this task. Blind MACQUARRIE having received orders to make for Mr. MACDONALD a complete suite of Tartan, with in a given time, proceeded to work without delay. It so happened that Mr. MACDONALD passed at a late hour at night through the room where the blind tailor was working, and hearing some low singing, he asked, who was there ? to which the poor blind tailor answered, " I - am here, working at your Ho nour's hose!" " How," says the Gentleman, for getting that he was blind, " can you wok about a candle ?" " 01 please your' Honour," rejoined the tailor, " midnight darkness is a; clear to me as noon-day." lii tact, by the sense of touch only, he was enabled to distinguish - all the d.fferent colours in the Tartan. , 11G1i WATER AT I-6:11)0N BRIDGE "1-0-MMt- ROW. Motriag, o mi 3. after o. ; Afternoon, 8 min. after' la. SIVEDE.V. - • Ixtr4Ci freirn- ac3uiletin, dated Head-gnarters,,a/ Oralsby, the .27. th July :—The King receive.; yerAerp day, throuo Captain BEORNSTEEIINA, the anise-.c,A Report from Fielci-Mar,hal Count KLIN.GSP.M, dated Head-quarters, at Cat ieby, the 20i!) July, of the viaory . obtaincil by the Fluland , artily on the 14th July, at, Lappo.__ 0,. the .1.'4111 July his Excellency Baron VON HEDINCK arrived at Gralsby. Extra& from Count KLINC;SPOR'S Report referred to in the above BUlletin :—My last report was ot the 9th July. Major VON FEANDT having been forced to retreat from Perrho and Rockonlari, as fir as Dunkars Sorensilda, and conceiving that Old Carleby (Gamla Carleby) and the rear of the Swedith army were in sucha preearions situation that nothing less than a most desperate attack on the enemy's main army at Lappo could avert the danger, [ ordered Ge neral ADLEttotteirrz to proceed to Lower Harms, to take the command of the troops stationed there, • , and to commence the attack, which he did on the 14th of this month, the success ot which your Ma jesty will be pleased to observe;by the accompanying Report from Gen. ADLERCREUTZ, No. 1. Colonel SANDELS has reported to me, that he had ordered Major AFIRENWIL, with 500 men and two, 3- pounders, 50 small boats; to attack nine Gun .boats which the .ener:,y had. sent out ft om Cuopio, and which, on. the approach ofMajor AHRENILIFIL, retreated to Cuopio. The position of the Swedish army is as follows : part of the Ist and the 4th bri gades, and the whole of the 2d and 3d brigades, are at Lappo. The Swedish brigade, and Major FRANDT'S detachment, and part of the Ist and 4th brigades, are at or near Perrho. Major VON OTTER'S detach ment, and two squadrons of dragoons, are at Stor kyro and irlestarro. The sth brigade is at Tojvula, and the galley fleet, with detachments ot infantrr, . are in the out-port of \Vasa. The c•Tilunteers and , armed peasantry at Nerpes and Malax; and 211 along the Bothnia Gulp!) are armed vessels. MActucc arNasPoß, Field-Marshal. The ilead-qa?,rzers at New cxieuy, !Su& No. I.—Extrael y . a Repot from General ADLER;.. CREUTZ to his E.,ecellency CUltht KLINGsroR. Por , ;uant to your Excellency's order, I proceeded On tile 13th of July from Lower Hanna to xi,aahava, and at seven o'clock the next morning 'the artny was toll in- march. I •rode up to .the van-guard, which had advanced three-fourths of a mile -troth Lapp:), and on my arrival ihry were attached by 4 superior . force; and. driven batl with . some 143 on our side; but irn.nediately On the main body corn ing up, I engaged the Itu,sians, who, encouraged by..their first so,:ces:, made a most despeiate resist ance.. ,However, we forced our way by fixed bay. .onets. 'The nearer we approaChed-ti'pfo', , the greatet... was the Enemy s fire. At touro'ctoLk in,t he afteo - .1116 army arrived on The plain before' the vilhge of Lappo, where the enemy had posted him .self in order of tattle---his right wing, consisting of ]riflemen and infantry, was stationed before the vii lageof LeoChtali, and the left wing, consisting of intantrY, soot before the church., • In the centre wasa battery of 6-pounders and howitzers, and the space between the right and left win g s, all, along the road, was tilled with cavalry, TifeEnemy kept up a c , ntinual - bre ou oar army, which stood on the hill opposite Lappo, but as the Enemy's shot could not reach us; nor ours the Eneluv,. I ordered the se cond brigade, under Colonel. Von DORE I. N'S corn maw!, to attack the Enemy's left wing, :is I intended the third brigade to attack the right wing—but I re-, ceived at'the same itNant information that a consi , t - re - rabfe..force had appeared at the village of Alappa. I ordered Colonel GREPENBERG, the, Chief of the Brigade, with . two battalions, to. attack them; and ,thereby covet the attack on the Enemy's lc,:t wing, and in the .‘nean time the fourth brigade was ordered to proceed.'ihrough the' forest to observe the mo tions of thetEnetny ' Colonel 'VON DOBELIti at tacked.the Enemy's left wing, and , as the Enemy had plaCed a - number of riflemen and infantry in the unreaped corn-field, which was before them, a most desperate battle ensued. The Colonel, with his I usual courage,•advanced with one batthlion after the other into the tillage„ but as the Enemy Made a vigorous resistance; and as 1 then learnt that there were no troops at Alappa, I ordered Colonel Graf:, PANBERG to support , the attack against the Enemy's left wing ; whereupon the Enemy's left wing tell back. 1 then - immediately _ordered Count CRON.... STEpT to attack the right wing, when the Enemy at - last retreated; arid. were. put sued for halt a mile to wards Knortane.; - * and, in order to secure. their re treat, they burnt "I -he-village. of Leochtala, hich prevented our artillery from proceang. .Irour. of our brave Officers were killed, and t 3 were wound ed, and we had t.(20 men killed and wounded. • The loss of the Enemy cannot be estimated, as they carried away a - great many wouptded during! ne battle, and threw:the-killed into' the ricer and vil lage, which they burnt. We have-taken ahoul 500 prisoners. According to calculations made by , the Enemy, and which have fallen hr,, our; hands, and agreeable to ,the assertion.•ot the prisoners them :selves, the Enemy's force consisted of 6000 men, including artillery and ciNalry. Our toree . was 330 men. -- - - C. ADLERCREUTZ, Major-General. Lapp, the isth ✓uly, 'l3OB. A man of the name of Mitchell, a labourer of Shearn, in the New ii'crest, was produced by Mr . Mitchell,.a Country 'Squire, agreeable to het., on Saturday se'nnight, to outrival a:I pedestrial- i n, e ven of ancient times. He-undertook to go;tymiles a day for eight successive drys, and it %cas generally supposed .on the. sixth day he wrould accomplish the wonderful undertaking: he, however, was taken feverish on going to rest on the . sixth day, and was unable to proceed , further than a public. house' near Romney, •Hants, at which place be slept. The'pedestri . 3n did sixty wiles in•lout teen hours Gal the first day.. . DAUING 13;r; t . ',3ERY.-Yesterday morning, between . 0n,.! and t A o o'clock, a daring gang of housebrea'Aers obi ained a i.gpr,trice into the dwelling-house of Mr. !Ives, Fluor-tutor, in Gainsfctd-street, Horsely down, by .rneans of certain implements, • and took away a .quantity of plate but whilst in the act.of tal:ing son - le other articles, the servants he ar d a noise, and on an alarms being. given, they were obliged t., deeau'Lp with the valuable Ovoty they had already of raided. _.